Don't wear headphones when crossing the street (pic)

Jan 10, 2008 at 7:03 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 31
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Looks like he died with a smile on his face.
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The i-pod's still on too.

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Jan 10, 2008 at 7:31 PM Post #2 of 31
The first thing I noticed, was how long the cable on the ibuds are
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Jan 10, 2008 at 8:41 PM Post #4 of 31
I think this is an important issue to bring up. I have a friend who is now an only child because her sister stepped out in front of a car while listening to her ipod.

I'm glad to see people are doing something about it and thank you for posting this picture; it's a good thing for our community here to remember.
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 9:04 PM Post #5 of 31
Anyone (who isn't a child or challenged) should be smart enough to look where they're going. As for the drivers...
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 9:05 PM Post #6 of 31
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Originally Posted by A1itH /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I think this is an important issue to bring up. I have a friend who is now an only child because her sister stepped out in front of a car while listening to her ipod.



So, she had headphones so big that they obscured her ability to look both ways before stepping into traffic?
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 9:41 PM Post #8 of 31
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Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif
So, she had headphones so big that they obscured her ability to look both ways before stepping into traffic?


Use of headphones while walking around kills situational awareness. Same for cell usage. Visual obscuration is not the only mechanism of impairment.
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 9:48 PM Post #9 of 31
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Originally Posted by marvin /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Use of headphones while walking around kills situational awareness. Same for cell usage. Visual obscuration is not the only mechanism of impairment.


I don't really buy that argument. People can pay attention to the world around them if they want to. I certainly do.

Just because some people can't walk and chew gum at the same time doesn't mean that gum needs to come with a warning not to try and walk at the same time.
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 9:52 PM Post #11 of 31
A lot of things can distract a person.

Love, for example. Or gas. Being in an especially good or bad mood. Thinking about math problems. Pondering Descartes.

That listening to music is one of these, does not make headphones especially dangerous.

Don't cross the street while smiling and / or thinking about how cute your baby niece is in her pink snowsuit.
 
Jan 10, 2008 at 10:38 PM Post #13 of 31
The same warning should be extended to people using mobile phones (or handphones) while crossing the streets. Just yesterday a woman beside me nearly got hit because she was too busy talking on the phone while in the middle of crossing and was not even looking around to realize there was a car coming across her path. She would have 'enjoyed' a flight across if I did not stop her in time.
 
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